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Released | 3 April 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2011–January 2012 | |||
Genre | Latin pop, pop rock [1] | |||
Length | 34:38 | |||
Label | Capitol Latin, Q-Productions | |||
Producer | Sergio Lopes, Leslie Ahrens, Andres Castro, Moogie Canazio, Cesar Lemons, Humberto Gatica | |||
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Enamorada de Ti (English:In Love with You) is the second remix album by American Tejano singer Selena. It was released posthumously on 3 April 2012 through Capitol Latin and Q-Productions. Enamorada de Ti was produced by Sergio Lopes,Leslie Ahrens,Andres Castro,Moggie Canazio,Cesar Lemons and Chilean record producer Humberto Gatica. Gatica had the idea of modernizing songs recorded by Selena into today's popular music genres. Selena's family had already been working on a similar idea,but they set it aside in favor of Enamorada de Ti,which had gained the approval of Capitol Latin. The selection of artists to sing duets with Selena began in late summer 2011. Gatica and Selena's family chose American singer and actress Selena Gomez,Puerto Rican singer Don Omar,Samuel "Samo" Parra from the Mexican rock band Camila,Mexican singer Cristian Castro,Spanish DJ mixer Juan Magan,and the Carlos Santana band,while the remaining songs selected were remixed.
Recording sessions began shortly after the selected artists had been chosen. Once Selena's family released confirmation of a duets album in January 2012,it quickly caught media attention. Gomez used her Twitter account to promote the album's release,a move that Gatica praised. Castro and Samo performed their respective duets from the album during the 2012 Latin Billboard Music Awards. The duet version of "Amor Prohibido" was released digitally on iTunes on 7 February 2012. It peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart. Other songs on the album,including the title track (duet with Magan),"Como la Flor" (duet with Castro),"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" (duet with Gomez),and "Fotos y Recuerdos" (duet with Omar),entered the Billboard Latin digital charts for the first time since their original release in the 1990s.
Enamorada de Ti debuted and peaked at number one on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts. It remained at number one on the latter for two consecutive weeks. After debuting and peaking at number 135 on the Billboard 200 chart,the recording slipped off the chart and never returned,as sales declined. Enamorada de Ti peaked at number 56 on the Mexican Albums Chart. The album received a mixed response from music critics,many of whom preferred the original recordings. Carlos Quintana of About.com named Enamorada de Ti one of the "Best Latin Music Albums of the Year,So Far" and one of the "Most Popular Albums of the Year" in 2012.
In 2008,Selena's brother and former principal record producer A.B. Quintanilla III,known as A.B.,was planning to quit music and leave the Kumbia All Starz, [2] the successor of Kumbia Kings. [3] Their father and manager,Abraham Quintanilla,Jr.,told A.B. that he did not want him to quit music,saying that his dream was that his children would continue in the music industry and never give up. [2] In 2009,after performing to an enthusiastic crowd in Bolivia,A.B. decided to continue recording music. [2]
A.B. and Abraham then planned to release an album featuring Selena, [2] [4] who was murdered in 1995 by her "friend" and ex-employee Yolanda Saldivar. [5] Their aim was to update Selena's music for the modern music industry. [2] They intended to take vocals from five previously unreleased songs that Selena had recorded before signing a recording contract with Capitol Latin (then EMI Latin) in 1989. The vocals would then be combined into new songs to create a full-length album,as if Selena were still alive. [4]
They announced their forthcoming project in the Spanish media,stating that they were choosing ten songs for the album and that it would be released in the fall of 2011 [2] [4] or early in 2012. [6] In the end they created several more songs than they had planned. [4] When asked if the album might be released in March 2012,marking the 17th anniversary of Selena's death,Abraham said that it was a possibility. [4] Many media outlets called it a remix album. Abraham told the press that it would be released in five volumes,with ten tracks on each. [7]
The projected album was to include five previously unreleased a cappella songs,which were remastered and remixed. [2] Some of the songs in the album were to be duets with Tejano artists,who donated their time to record new tracks featuring Selena. [2] The song "Soy Amiga" ("I'm A Friend"),which first appeared in 1986 on Selena's third LP record,Alpha,was transformed from a Spanish ballad into a modern cumbia recording. [7] The album's central themes would be Abraham's influence on his children's love of music,and bringing Selena's music "back to life". [2] Abraham began negotiating with Capitol Latin to help distribute and market the album throughout the United States. [7]
In the fall of 2011, Chilean record producer Humberto Gatica and Capitol Latin senior vice president Sergio Lopes had the idea of turning Selena's songs into duets in popular music genres. [8] In contrast to the Quintanilla family project, which had been using only Tejano artists, Gatica and Lopes wanted a diverse group. Forty-six artists and eight producers showed an interest in working on the project, [9] and Gatica held a press conference with the Quintanilla family for their input. Abraham chose Selena Gomez to record "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" because of her live cover of the song during several of her concerts. Selena's sister Suzette Quintanilla, formerly drummer of Selena y Los Dinos, chose Samuel "Samo" Parra from the Mexican band Camila, [10] [11] saying that she chose him because she was a huge fan of Camila. Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Don Omar, Mexican singer Christian Castro, Spanish DJ mixer Juan Magan, and the Carlos Santana band were chosen by Capitol Latin. Other artists, such as Cuban American rapper Pitbull, [12] Mexican singers Paulina Rubio and Thalía, Colombian singer Carlos Vives, and Cuban singer Gloria Estefan, [13] were rejected for unspecified reasons, and many other artists could not part take in the project because of scheduling conflicts. [12]
After meeting with the Quintanilla family, Lopes observed young fans at the Selena Museum in Corpus Christi, Texas, and their crying became his inspiration for the album. [8] During pre-production, Lopes extracted Selena's vocals from studio recordings and created a "live album" version using other musicians, such as English singer-songwriter Sting, Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana, American blues rock singer John Mayer, and Puerto Rican singer Luis Miguel. [8] Recording sessions took place in ten different recording studios: [9] Artco Recording Studios in Mexico; East West Recording Studios in Los Angeles; Miami Beat Studios in Miami; Move Studios in Los Angeles; NRG Studios in Los Angeles; Ocean Way Recording Studios in Los Angeles; On the Groove Studios in Miami; Saai Studios in Miami; The Village Studios in Los Angeles; and Vanquish Studios in Davie, Florida. [14]
Samo, who sang in "Amor Prohibido", told the Ecuadoran newspaper El Telégrafo that he had always dreamed of recording a duet with Selena and that "Amor Prohibido" was one of his favorite songs. [15] He said he felt the "presence of Selena" as soon as he put his headphones on and began recording. [15] Joey Guerra of the San Antonio Express-News believed that the lead single "proved a solid preview for the album" and that its "wistful lyrics work nicely as a duet with Samo". Guerra described the song as a "gentle pop-rock arrangement" and felt that this arrangement might have been how it was intended. [16] Nilan Lovelace of Reporter Magazine called the remix version of "Amor Prohibido" an "album favorite" and believed it to be the type of music that Selena would be recording today. [17]
The duet with Gomez in "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" had a mixed reception. The Belfast Telegraph wrote that Gomez had done an "amazing job". [18] At the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami, A.B. told E! that Gomez gave a "fantastic vocal performance on the record". [18] Gomez told JustJared.com, "I was completely honored when they asked me to be on the tribute CD and when I went into the studio to record they actually had her vocals in the booth that she was in, so I felt like she was singing right next to me, it gave me chills! It was incredible and it was a great experience and it was a great song." [19] Domingo Banda of the Semana News called "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" a "standout track". [20] Guerra, however, wrote that the new version of "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" was "virtually the same arrangement as the original. It would have been more effective reshaped as a poppy club track." He found Gomez' vocals "curiously lackluster", as if she was "scared of the song" and "intimidated by her idol". [16] Lovelace commented that it was "obvious that Spanish isn't Gomez' first language, and comes in a distant second", and that "Gomez' odd voice" came across as sometimes "much higher and very squeaky when speaking Spanish", concluding that it "doesn’t match the rest of the song and momentarily brings everything to a halt". [17]
Guerra wrote that the remix of "No Me Queda Más", which includes a classical piano in its introduction, [20] "is given a soft piano arrangement that highlights [Selena's] rich, throaty delivery but ultimately pales compared to the original". [16] Guerra noted that Suzette's vocals had been removed from "Tus Desprecios" and thought that the new, "somber arrangement" failed to complement the "sassy" lyrics. [16] Banda praised the recording's use of choirs and piano and the way the rhythm of the "Tus Desprecios" remix complemented Selena's voice. [20]
Banda liked Christian Castro's interpretation of "Como la Flor" in his duet, [20] as did Carlos Quintana from About.com, who also admired its "bolero-ranchero" arrangements. [21] Guerra described "Como La Flor" as "an elegant mariachi pairing", praising Castro's blending and rhythm but finding the duet less emotionally powerful than the original. [16] Lovelace gave a negative assessment of "Como La Flor", believing Castro to be a poor choice for it. [17]
Enrique Lopetegui of the San Antonio Current described "Fotos y Recuerdos" as a "reggaeton-ish" remix. [22] Guerra saw it as "stuck in a battle between cumbia and reggaeton rhythms", noticing a slightly faster tempo. [16] He wrote that "Ya No" "exhibits some punch", but he preferred the original to the new, "Santana-esque" version. [16] Quintana praised the electric guitar of "Ya No" and its "tropical beat" in the background. [21] Banda commented that the track blended Tejano cumbia and electronic sounds, and he praised its new guitar chords. [20] In "Techno Cumbia 2012", Guerra liked the "playful guitar" but found nothing else praiseworthy. [16] He found the interpretation of "El Chico del Apartamento 512" acceptable but lacking in force, and suggested that Gomez might have fared better on this track. Banda called "El Chico del Apartamento 512" a "relaxed reggae" track. [20]
The title track, "Enamorada de Ti", received a favorable review from Guerra, who believed that its merengue version "manages to work up a considerable sweat". [16] Calling it a "tropical rhythm", Banda noted that it is the earliest-recorded track on the album. [20] Lopetegui considered it "crowd-pleasing". [22] Lovelace thought it "enjoyable", saying that the merengue mix version "adds a lively, tropical tone to the original slow tempo love song", but he added that it "seems awkwardly paired when it comes to collaborating artists, who often clash with Selena's voice and the overall sound". [17] Of the acoustic bonus tracks, Guerra wrote that they are "unlikely highlights, the new instrumentation gives them all a nice edge and highlights Selena's burgeoning vocal prowess". [16] Banda was more positive, listing them as recommended tracks that he found to be reminiscent of live Selena recordings. [20]
Latina magazine released a snippet of the acoustic track of "Cobarde" on 30 March 2012. [23] Enamorada de Ti was released on 3 April 2012 through Capitol Latin and Q-Productions. [10] A deluxe edition of the album was released through Wal-Mart on the same day, with three additional acoustic tracks. On iTunes, the Juan Magan remix of "Is It the Beat?" was added as a bonus track. Verizon Wireless made an acoustic version of "Amor Prohibido" available as a ringtone. [24]
The album debuted at number one on the US Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts. [25] [26] It debuted and peaked at number 135 on Billboard 200 [27] and at number 117 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart. [28] It was number one on the Latin Pop Albums chart for two consecutive weeks. On the week ending 8 April 2012, it peaked at number 57 on Top 100 Mexico. [29] It knocked Ednita Nazario's Desnuda (2012) off the top of both Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums. [30] Carlos Quintana of About.com named Enamorada de Ti one of the "Best Latin Music Albums of the Year, So Far" and one of the "Most Popular Albums of the Year" in 2012. [31] The album was the 65th best-selling Latin album of 2012, [32] and the 19th best-selling Latin pop album of 2012. [33]
The lead single, "Amor Prohibido", was released digitally on 28 February 2012. [10] [11] [34] It peaked at number 39 on the Latin Tropical Airplay chart, [35] number 23 on Hot Latin Tracks, [36] number 8 on Latin Pop Songs, [37] and number 8 on Latin Regional Mexican Digital Songs. [38] It also reached singles music charts in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. [39] The second single to be released digitally was the duet version of "Como La Flor", with Christian Castro. It was released in Colombia on 14 August 2012. [39]
Because of the commercial success of Enamorada de Ti, Capitol Latin confirmed a trilogy of Selena remix/duet albums. [8] In May 2012, Capitol Latin confirmed an English-language followup. [9] By February 2012, Canadian singer Michael Bublé was confirmed as one of many other artists who expressed interest in recording a duet with Selena. [10] [11] In late August 2012, fans were asked to fill out a survey from the official Selena Facebook page, inviting them to choose three Latin singers and three non-Latin singers they would like to see recording a duet with Selena on the follow-up album. [40] Guerra suggested La Mafia's Oscar de la Rosa, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Shelton, Drake, Bruno Mars and Beyoncé Knowles. [16]
Several music and talk shows, including E!, the Cristina Show , [41] Sábado Gigante , El Gordo y la Flaca and Acceso Total, [42] competed in releasing the news to their viewers. Gomez earned praise from Gatica by using her Twitter account to tell her fans about the album's release. [8] Castro and Samo performed their respective duets from the album during the 2012 Latin Billboard Music Awards. Quintana of About.com wrote, "they delivered one of the most touching performances of the night with the songs 'Como La Flor' and 'Amor Prohibido'". [43] Capitol Latin created a website to promote the album. [8]
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AllMusic | [1] |
San Antonio Current | [22] |
About.com | [21] |
San Antonio Express-News | (mixed) [16] |
Reporter Magazine | (unfavorable) [17] |
Latina | (favorable) [23] |
Enamorada de Ti received mixed reviews. A writer for Semana News called the duets "unique collaborations". [44] Domingo Banda, also writing for Semana News, said that Selena's voice sounded very much alive and vibrant again. [20] Enrique Lopetegui of the San Antonio Current wrote that diehard Selena fans "will take the new pop duet of 'Amor Prohibido' with Camila's Samo over the cheesy cumbia original anytime". Lopetegui described "Cobarde", "Si Una Vez", and "No Quiero Saber" as "unplugged" because of their "superb acoustic guitar[s]". Furthermore, Lopetegui complimented the technology used in the album to "change the tempo of Selena's original track without changing the pitch, and her duet with Christian Castro is proof of technology put to good use". He found "Fotos y Recuerdos" and the title track "unbearable", however, and advised his readers to be prepared to skip them. [22]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic wrote that Enamorada de Ti gave a good idea of how Selena might have sounded in 2012. Erlewine commented that "Amor Prohibido", as updated for the album, "ha[d] much of its overly stiff drum machines stripped away, replaced with warmer studio musicians". Far from making Selena sound contemporary, he thought that all the remixed songs "are rooted in the '90s and sound that way", even if "fresher" than many other posthumous Selena releases. [1] Guerra wrote that Enamorada de Ti included "reworked gems", but he believed that it felt rushed and dated. [16] Unlike the remixes, he found the originals "still fresh almost two decades later". He disapproved of the acoustic and the slowing down of the music's arrangements. Guerra concluded that Selena's legacy "deserves better than this half-hearted attempt", and that better duet partners and producers (he named René Pérez Joglar from Calle 13, RedOne, Ximena Sariñana, and Cachorro López) could have made Enamorada de Ti "a fascinating tribute to Selena". [16]
Quintana from About.com believed the duets on Enamorada de Ti underlined the "timeless appeal" of Selena's music. [21] He observed that the album is musically diverse, with examples of bolero ("No Me Queda Mas"), ranchera ("Como La Flor"), cumbia ("Techno Cumbia"), reggaeton ("Fotos y Recuerdo"), Latin pop ("Amor Prohibido") and merengue ("Enamorada de Ti"). Quintana was unsurprised by the excitement of Selena fans, calling Enamorada de Ti a "very experimental project" that "introduces a new sound to the music [of Selena]". [21] He concluded that the experiment was worthwhile and that the album is a good introduction to Selena's repertoire. [21] Lovelace of Reporter Magazine found Gomez' "awkward" and "squeaky" voice unsuitable and believed that Castro was not the right choice for "Como La Flor". "If you're new to Spanish-speaking music," he wrote, "you'll enjoy the mixes. If not, avoid them at all cost." Then, however, he judged all the songs except "Como La Flor", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", and the title track to be "excellent ... catchy and appropriate 2012-spin". [17] Sugey Palomares of Latina called Enamorada de Ti a "groundbreaking and emotional musical project". [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Me Queda Más" | Ricky Vela | 3:11 |
2. | "Amor Prohibido" (featuring Samo) | Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, Pete Astudillo, A.B. Quintanilla III | 4:26 |
3. | "Tus Desprecios" | Quintanilla III, Vela | 3:32 |
4. | "Como la Flor" (featuring Cristian Castro) | Selena, Astudillo, Quintanilla III | 2:56 |
5. | "Fotos y Recuerdos" (featuring Don Omar) | Chrissie Hynde | 3:13 |
6. | "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" (featuring Selena Gomez) | Selena, Astudillo | 4:15 |
7. | "Ya No" (featuring the Carlos Santana Band) | Quintanilla III, Vela, Chris Pérez | 3:28 |
8. | "Techno Cumbia 2012" | Pete Astudillo, A.B. Quintanilla III | 3:15 |
9. | "El Chico del Apartamento 512" | Quintanilla III, Ricky Vela | 3:28 |
10. | "Enamorada de Ti" (featuring Juan Magan) | Astudillo, Quintanilla III | 2:59 |
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11. | "Is It the Beat?" (Juan Magan Mix) | Pamela Phillips Oland, Quintanilla III | 3:27 |
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11. | "Cobarde" (Acoustic Version) | José Luis Borrego | 2:43 |
12. | "Si Una Vez" (Acoustic Version) | Quintanilla III, Astudillo | 2:35 |
13. | "No Quiero Saber" (Acoustic Version) | Quintanilla III, Astudillo | 2:36 |
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Amor Prohibido is the fourth studio album by American singer Selena, released on March 22, 1994, by EMI Latin. Having reached a core fan base, the label aimed to broaden her appeal with the next studio release. Finding it challenging to write a follow-up hit after "Como la Flor" (1992), Selena's brother A. B. Quintanilla enlisted the assistance from band members Ricky Vela and Pete Astudillo with writing the album's songs. The resulting album has a more mature sound featuring experimental production that blends diverse musical styles from ranchera to hip-hop music. Amor Prohibido is a Tejano cumbia album modernized with a synthesizer-rich delivery using a minimalist style that was quintessential in early 1990s Tejano music.
Live! or Selena Live! is a live album by American Tejano pop singer Selena, which was released on May 4, 1993, by EMI Latin. The album was re-released on September 22, 2002, as being part of the Selena: 20 Years of Music collection; which included spoken liner notes by her family, friends and her former band members Selena y Los Dinos. Live! includes three cumbia-influenced studio tracks, while the rest of the album consists of live versions of previously released songs. The album was recorded during a free concert at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas, on February 7, 1993. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in its first year, double platinum in 1995, and 8× platinum in 2017.
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Momentos Intimos is a compilation album by American singer Selena and released posthumously on March 23, 2004, through EMI Latin. The album contains 24 tracks, though the last eight are spoken liner notes provided by the singer's family, friends, and her Los Dinos band. The songs on the album range from "Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" (1988), a re-recorded version modernized and remixed on the album, to "Puede Ser", an unreleased duet with Nando "Guero" Dominguez, recorded two weeks before Selena was shot and killed in March 1995. Following Selena's death, her father Abraham Quintanilla expressed his interest in persevering his daughter's memory through her works. Selena's family has been criticized by fans and the media for exploiting the singer and cannibalizing her murder by commercializing her repertoire.
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"Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" is a song recorded by American Tejano singer Selena. It was released as the second single from her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). Originally written about a cheerful fish swimming freely in the ocean, the song's title is an onomatopoeic phrase suggesting the palpitating heartbeat of a person lovestruck by the object of their affection. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" was written by Selena and her backup vocalist and dancer Pete Astudillo.
"Techno Cumbia" is a song recorded by American singer Selena for her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). It was posthumously released as the b-side track to "Dreaming of You" through EMI Latin on August 14, 1995. Techno Cumbia would be put on her fifth and final studio album Dreaming of You (1995) and would be the fourth single for Dreaming Of You. "Techno Cumbia" was written by Pete Astudillo and co-written and produced by Selena's brother-producer A.B. Quintanilla. The song is a dance-pop and tecnocumbia recording with influences of dancehall, rap, Latin dance, and club music. Lyrically, Selena calls on people to dance her new style the "techno cumbia" and calls out those who cannot dance.
"Amor Prohibido" is the title song of American Tejano singer Selena's fourth studio album of the same name (1994). Released as the lead single through EMI Latin on April 13, 1994, it was written by Selena, her brother and music producer A.B. Quintanilla III, and her band's backup vocalist Pete Astudillo. A popular interpretation compares it to Romeo and Juliet.
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"Enamorada de Ti" is a song recorded by American Tejano recording artist Selena for her second studio album, Ven Conmigo (1990). The song was written by Selena y Los Dinos band member Pete Astudillo and her brother, A.B. Quintanilla III, and produced by Quintanilla, It is a Spanish-language adaptation of "Is It the Beat?", an English song originally written by Quintanilla III and Pamela Phillips Oland. The English version was recorded by Selena in 1989 for a potential English-language crossover album.
"Como la Flor" is a song recorded by American singer Selena. Written by A. B. Quintanilla and Pete Astudillo, it was released as the second single from her third studio album Entre a Mi Mundo (1992). The song was written by Quintanilla, who was inspired by a family selling illuminated plastic flowers at a concert in Sacramento, California, in 1982. A decade later, Quintanilla was seized with an infectious melody and abruptly dashed out of the shower in a hotel room in Bryan, Texas, to recreate it on a keyboard with Astudillo. He completed the music in just 20 minutes, while Astudillo took another hour to complete the lyrics. "Como la Flor" is an up-tempo, Tejano cumbia torch song that blends tropical cumbia rhythms with hints of reggae and pop music. Its lyrics describe the feelings of a female protagonist addressing her former lover, who abandoned her for another partner. The narrator is uncertain of her ability to love again, while at the same time, wishing her former partner and his new lover the best.
"El Chico del Apartamento 512" is a song recorded by American recording artist Selena for her fourth studio album, Amor Prohibido (1994). It was released along with "Fotos y Recuerdos" in January 1995, serving as its B-side track. Written by Ricky Vela, "El Chico del Apartamento 512" is a cumbia song with influences of Colombian and South American music. Lyrically, the song describes a female protagonist who knocks on her love interest's apartment door and is heartbroken when his sister answers it. Justino Aguilar of Billboard magazine, called "El Chico del Apartamento 512" as one of Selena's "most memorable songs". The track posthumously peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Regional Mexican Digital Songs chart in 2011.
La Leyenda is the name of the third box set from the Tejano pop singer Selena that was released by Capitol Latin/EMI and Q-Productions labels. The album was released on March 9, 2010. This box set was released in three formats: a four-disc box set, a two-disc special-edition album, and a single-disc album. According to Suzette Quintanilla's YouTube video, EMI teamed up with Q-Productions to release this box set, and Quintanilla asks Selena fans around the world to contribute a special message to Selena that may or may not be included in the new box set. The Box-sets will contain an exclusive "Selena" charm and four booklets that include messages from Selena's family, friends, and fans from around the world. Selena fans around the world were told to collaborate pictures of themselves to be part of the La Leyenda bound books, but in early February 2010, Q-Productions and Capitol Latin decided to cancel the transaction due to legal actions with copyrighted images from fans.
American singer Selena released twenty-four official singles, seven promotional singles. Her career began as the lead vocalist of Los Dinos in 1980. Her albums with Los Dinos on indie labels failed to achieve any chart success. In 1987, her remake of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" peaked at number 19 on the United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, her first entry. She signed with EMI Latin nine years later as a solo artist though her band continued to tour with her. Selena appeared on "Buenos Amigos" with Salvadoran singer Álvaro Torres. The track peaked at number one on the U.S. Hot Latin Songs chart in 1991, the singer's first number one song. Subsequent singles, "Baila Esta Cumbia" and "Como la Flor", became popular songs on Mexican radio, with "Como la Flor" launching the singer's career in that country. "Como la Flor" peaked at number six on the Hot Latin Songs chart, despite popular culture claims that it was the singer's first number one single. The track has charted on the U.S. Regional Mexican Digital Songs list since its inception in 2010 and remains the singer's signature number and most popular recording.
Lo Mejor de...Selena is a double disc compilation album by American singer Selena. It was released posthumously in the United States on March 31, 2015, by Capitol Latin and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The album was released after the commercial and chart success of Enamorada de Ti (2012), which featured several Latin music acts lending their voices for the remix album. The recording features six number one United States Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart singles by the singer—"Buenos Amigos", "Donde Quiera Que Estés", "Amor Prohibido", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "No Me Queda Más", "Fotos y Recuerdos", and the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart single "I Could Fall in Love".
"A Selena Tribute" is a tribute song performed by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. The track was performed live during the 2015 Billboard Latin Music Awards as a homage for American singer Selena, backed by her former band Los Dinos. It was released the following day on 3 May 2015 as a digital download. The single consists of a medley of six Selena's songs: "Como la Flor", "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom", "Amor Prohibido", "I Could Fall in Love" and "No Me Queda Mas".
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